{"id":15219,"date":"2010-09-09T06:00:29","date_gmt":"2010-09-09T11:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yobeat.com\/?p=15219"},"modified":"2020-11-18T15:43:34","modified_gmt":"2020-11-18T20:43:34","slug":"get-ready-for-the-season-part-iii-get-those-sponsors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/?p=15219","title":{"rendered":"Get Ready for the Season Part III \u2013 Get Those Sponsors"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<h1>Archives<\/h1>\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.yobeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/getready555.jpg\" alt=\"getready555\" title=\"getready555\" width=\"555\" height=\"319\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15223\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Even though you\u2019ve survived the past few seasons without sponsors, but in this economy, it\u2019s time to start locking down those boxes of free product. Right now is the perfect time to hit up companies, as most TM\u2019s are just sitting around bored waiting for the snow to fly. Once they start traveling for the season, you\u2019ll have a much more difficult time getting them to pay attention to you. These days, there are several <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hookit.com\" target=\"_blank\">websites<\/a> dedicated to getting you sponsored, but they are all bullshit. Rather, follow our foolproof five-step plan, which will guarantee you at least new board this season!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1: Make yourself a Facebook fan page<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Any brand that has been paying attention knows &#8212; it\u2019s all about your Facebook fans. They say each fan is worth something like $3, so the more fans you have, the more dollar signs a company will see next to your name. It\u2019s imperative that you suggest everyone be fans of yourself before you even begin the rest of the process. Once you have fans numbering in the double digits, some serious stunts in your video section, and a few candid lifestyle shots to show your great personality, you\u2019re ready to move on.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"http:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/11110854?portrait=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2: Send your Sponsor me video to YoBeat<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s important to show potential sponsors you can get coverage in places other than Vimeo, Youtube and Facebook. Since you\u2019ve already created an amazing sponsor me video for your Facebook page, send it to YoBeat and ask really nicely for us to post it. If we post it, then it\u2019s likely everyone else will too, and it will make the next step that much easier!<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nStep 3: Send out your resume to all the cool companies. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pick your top 5 dream sponsors and really concentrate on those.  There is no reason to dilute your efforts by contacting brands whose stuff you\u2019d only use cause it\u2019s free. You only need to draft one letter, but remember to change out the names to the appropriate one! You don\u2019t want to email Kevin at K2 and start with \u201cHey Java!\u201d Those guys totally talk.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nStep 4: Lower your standards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When you don\u2019t hear back from your dream companies, maybe you will have to stoop to a strange fringe company with lower standards. They\u2019ll be so excited you\u2019ve even heard of them, they\u2019ll pick you up in a second, right?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 5: Buy a board<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If, after a few months of self promotion, you have not received a single response, maybe your swivels aren\u2019t up to snuff. Head out to your local shop and purchase the newest, hottest gear with your parents\u2019 hard earned money. That way, you can at least pretend you\u2019re actually sponsored to your friends.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Archives Even though you\u2019ve survived the past few seasons without sponsors, but in this economy, it\u2019s time to start locking down those boxes of free product. Right now is the perfect time to hit up companies, as most TM\u2019s are just sitting around bored waiting for the snow to fly. Once they start traveling for the season, you\u2019ll have a much more difficult time getting them to pay attention to you. These days, there are several websites dedicated to getting you sponsored, but they are all bullshit. Rather, follow our foolproof five-step plan, which will guarantee you at least new [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":15223,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[2251,2194],"tags":[1762,1763,1554,1764],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15219"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15219"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15219\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":91705,"href":"https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15219\/revisions\/91705"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15223"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}